Drag hook



July 29, 1952 K. M ROOKER DRAG HOOK Filed Feb. 13, 1950 those skilled inthe art.,y My invention consists inthe construction,arf l Patented July 2.9, QS

UNITED STATEsf PATENT OFFICE l f. 32,605,12a; 'l l 1 Y `f 1 1 Dane Hoon;

aemethr-eiie-eeMaan@ Application February 13, No.`1d3,990

afloat while being maneuvered4 avvay fromgthegf, 1

operator over a body of water toapoint of submersion and whichl will quicklyisubmergawhen moved ,toward the operator, thereby making it an especially useful device to be usedgfrom: the

to aA dragfhook fon use`4r '6 einem. 01.' 284566 shore line or a bridge whenconditions mayjlo render it impossible or undesirable tofoperate such a hook from the surface of the Water.';.

lfl'furtherobjecty of this, deviceistq provide Y `such a dragl hook of the above classwith a forked hoolgwhereby any damagesuch as tear -ing or the like to a submerge d human body is' materially reduced when vcompared to pointed barbed hooks now commonly in z f A stillffurther object of this invention is to provide -a drag hook of the haraoter describedugo that is capable.v o-f;carryins; a :plurality 0f hooks arrangedqtranSi/erselytd their direction 0f travel through the Water.

vvThese and otherl objects vwillv Aabparent to rangemenaand combination of the various' parts of the device, whereby the Objects contemplated are attained as*h ereinaftermoreJ -fully lset for th,' lpointed outin myv claims, and illustrated in the, accompanying drawingarinrwhichr;

-v Fig. y1 is apersnectve'yiew ofthiadeviceshovving a fraementaryportion ,oa handle attaehed -1 Fig 3 jis a side view of this hooktakenon the line 3--3 ofl vFig; 2 and showing fragmentary portions of a sectional handletherefore, and

Fig. 4 is a -crosssectionalview of .t11 isv device taken on'the'line 4- 4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to thedrawings I 'have z-ldlsexflfthey numeral I gto designatefalwingf-likefmemberthat vis generally triangulaiyinshape similartqthe I.

wing of a bat, as shown in FigpZ'.; However,

the triangular shape'is not critical and any shape; that will present a flat surface may be employed. This wing l0 isrcurved transversely to its lonan extended inverted points i2. each armportions then xtend ysections 'are detachably secured together angle to conformgenerally, to ,the. forw ard Inarginaloutline of the Willgf 'l FlQmz me, "blend wardly and substantially parallel to l3 so that the .free, end s thereof and forwardlyinf the bdndllQIll k in Figs. 1 and 2. A 'tWo'prong-forked `ointbllt is formed on the free end of each of 'the ooks I l.

`this portion ofthe tubing, as Vpreviousl'y'ffdescribed, isoriginallybent to conformfto the' shape ofv the forward edge ofthe `wing'.' [Obviously, since this Wing Yis curved, the rearehd rrnustfbe elevated so 'the tubingjbetween the hobk'sfean 'ate connecting plate'y 5 isjsecured tothefforvgard center. portion ofthe wing l0 fand aconiec ing bar I6 is secured tothe .plate l5 and e forwardly therefromgas Shown; in iFi To this connectihgbabl' ,lfshovvwa member n1H vertically nmgab1y1secured by any suitable means sueh as'thebol i8. `'Iliehandle' Il may consist oa ingle length of tubing', rodor Vthe like orit may bey vfor.longitl'idinal adjustment. f l v hanen is shown in Fig; s wriere'tn resp@ ive coupling ]IB provided with studsglj frwfa livtating the tightening orldosening'threlof. A ls `o, vthe handle may consist of any flexible material such as cable or tli e`like. r 'l'lfie-y advantages of .this ,y devi apparent when it .is`use'd from' th bodyofwater.r From such aposition it i'spu'shed curedto said wing member and' designed to extend to the operator thereof.

direction commences, the construction of the wing as shown in Fig. 3 will cause this hook to submerge so that the hooks can engage any obstacle in its path. Heretofore pointed barbed hooks have generally been used on drag hooks and these have caused considerable tearing and the like when the object sought and found was a human body.

In this respect the forked points I4 will materiallyl reduce such damage. If the body is clothed, as it usually is, the forked points I4 will not be apt to penetrate far enough to produce any tearing or lacerating of the flesh at all.

The hook members Il as illustrated in Fligs.. l

and 3 are capable of serving as runners while submerged when this device is pushed awayfromthe operator. The U portion of the hooks, in this respect, permit the hooks to ride over any object that may be contacted so that byV reversing the movement of the hooks this device can engage any object so located.

Somechanges may ber made in theconstruction and arrangement of my drag hook without 'departing from the real spirit and purpose. of myinvention, and it is my intention to. cover bymy claims, any modified forms ofV structure 'onuseof mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim: Y Y l1. In a drag hook, vl`a wing member` curved transversely to its shorter axis to presentan: in-

vverted* U-shaped'underside; said wing member constructed so that its width extends forwardly and downwardly withv the inverted Uf-shaped un- .derside extending` upwardlyy and rearwardly; said invertedV U-shaped underside capableof offering resistance to submerging'when said device, is moved rearwardly over aV body of water the top side of said wing member capable of ,yielding to the force of water and submerging .when` this device is movedV forwardly over a body of water, a hook member on said wing member, anda rigid handle member secured to. said wing member.

"2; In a'dr'agjhook, Va wing member curved 'transversely to its shorter axisv to present an 1nverted Uf-shaped underside; said wing member constructed so that its width extends forwardly and downwardly with the inverted' U-shaped unfdeisde Vexte'r'din'g upwardly and rearwardly; said 'inverted-U-shaped underside' capable of offering vrc'sista'nce to submerging when said device is member, and a control means operatively se- Y 3. In a drag hook, an' arcuate wing member presenting an inverted U-shaped underside Vand "constructed so that its width extends forwardly and downwardly with the inverted 'U-shapedunders'ide extending upwardly and' rearwardly; said invertedI U-shaped underside capable ,of'offering` resistance to submerging when said de- ',vijce is moved rearwardly over a body of water "andthe top side ofjsai'd wing member capable of yielding to the force of water and 'submerging f wing member.

4 mediate said hook members conforming in shape to the forwardly edge portion of said arcuate member and secured thereto and a rigid handle secured to said arcuate wing member.

4. In a drag hook, an arcuate wing member presenting an inverted U-shaped underside and constructed so that its width extends forwardly and downwardly with the inverted U-shaped undersidev extending upwardly andvm rearwardly; said inverted U-shaped *underside capable of offering resistance to subm'ergingwhen said device is moved rearwardly over a body of water and the top side of said wing member capable of yielding to the force of water and submerging when this device is moved forwardly over a body of water, a hook member having a forked point on` each end of said wing member integrally formed from a single length of ,material; said material intermediate said hook members conforming in shape to the forwardly edge portion of said arcuate member and secured thereto:A and a rigid sectional handle vertically hinga-bly secured to said arcuate wing member.

5. In a drag hook, a triangular wing. shaped member having two forward edges and one trailing edge; said triangular `wing memberbeing arcuateto present an inverted U-shaped Aunderside-and constructed so that vsaid device is placed in a bodyof water with the forward edges.l thereofat the surface and the trailing edge elevated from and to Ythe rear of said forwardly edges, a Vlength of rod material bent so the resulting length portions conform to the marginal outline of said forwardly edges and are secured thereto; said length portions extending rearwardly and substantially parallel to each other to' a point beyond the rear of' saidtrailing edge and then bent downwardly into a U-bend so that the free ends thereof extend forwardly to ther approximate forwardly point ofsaid forwardly edges to form a hook member on two opposite points of said triangular wing member and a handle-member on said wing member. v

6. In afdrag hook. a triangular wing shaped member having two forward edges and one trailing edge; said triangular wing member being arcuate to present an inverted 'U-shapedunderside-and constructed so that said device-is placed in a body of water with the forward edges thereof at the surface and the trailing edge elevated from and to the rear-of said forwardly edges,`a length of rod material bent so the resulting length portions conforml to the marginalv outline of said forwardly edges and are secured thereto; said lengthl portions extending rearwardlyv and substantially parallel to each otherv to a point beyond the'rear of said trailing edgeand` then bent downwardly into a U-bend so-that the free ends thereof extend forwardly to the approximate forwardly pointof said forwardly point of said forwardly edgesto forma hookand runner Y member on two opposite points of said=triangular wing4 member and a rigid handle member-on .said

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